This is a wonderful king sleigh bed. In this price range most stores offer beds in cheap stained pine, but this is real wood. Absolutely no flaws in the cherry finish. The bed itself was packed with care with several layers of foam and plastic wrapped around the individual pieces. The directions were clear and easy to follow. The three boxes the bed came in were heavy, which made it a little difficult to maneuver in my bedroom, but I was able to assemble it myself in very little time. Once I leaned the standing headboard against a wall, I placed pillows under each side rail to make the adjoining parts easier to assemble. There was one small goof in the parts. The person who fabricated the three stretcher boards installed the wrong size t-nuts for the six legs to screw in. They should have been 8mm; instead they were a size smaller that would not fit the legs. A trip to the hardware store to get the correctly-sized t-nuts solved that, and the bed install was completed. I'd highly recommend this bed to others.